Real-life Marathi
New in Pune? Your First 12 Marathi Words
New in Pune or Mumbai? 12 Marathi survival words — greetings, water, home, auto, bill — with Hindi meanings.
The situation
Landed in Pune or Mumbai with zero Marathi? Twelve words buy you surprisingly much: greet, thank, apologise, agree, ask for water and tea, name home, hail an auto, and handle the bill. Each with Hindi meaning, pronunciation and an example.
| Marathi | Pronunciation | Hindi | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| नमस्कार | namaskārnamaskaar | नमस्कार | hello (respectful greeting) | नमस्कार, तुम्ही कसे आहात? Hello, how are you? |
| धन्यवाद | dhanyavāddhanyavaad | धन्यवाद | thank you | मदतीबद्दल धन्यवाद. Thank you for the help. |
| कृपया | kṛpayākripayaa | कृपया | please | कृपया पाणी द्या. Please give water. |
| माफ करा | māph karāmaaph karaa | माफ कीजिए | sorry / excuse me | उशीर झाला, माफ करा. I am late, sorry. |
| हो | hoho | हाँ | yes | हो, मी येतो. Yes, I am coming. |
| नाही | nāhīnaahee | नहीं | no / not | नाही, मला नको. No, I do not want it. |
| पाणी | pāṇīpaanee | पानी | water | मला पाणी हवं. I want water. |
| चहा | chahāchahaa | चाय | tea | सकाळी चहा प्या. Drink tea in the morning. |
| घर | gharghar | घर | house / home | माझं घर मोठं आहे. My house is big. |
| रिक्षा | rikṣārikshaa | रिक्शा | auto rickshaw | रिक्षाने बाजारात जा. Go to the market by rickshaw. |
| बिल | bilbil | बिल | bill | बिल द्या. Give the bill. |
| थाळी | thāḷīthaalee | थाली | thali (full meal platter) | मराठमोळी थाळी मागव. Order the Marathi thali. |